Dinner # 34

Another gorgeous summer morning. I have to say this has been one of the most gorgeous, sunny summers ever. I mean last year was a wash out, I remember that clearly. So I am just grateful for such a great season. :) Well I like to start my day the same everyday with devotions and then my blog. I then work for as long as it takes or as long as I feel like it. That has been one of the most remarkable gifts of all. To work when I feel like it. Now anyone that knows me knows I hustle and work very hard (bus #37, bus #19, bus #12 wink wink ). I do not sit around and lay on a raft all day (well all afternoon I do..). I like to get things done in the morning and then relax in the afternoon. This time off has just been a blast and I cannot believe I am only 8 days away from completing the 40 day journey. And the great news is my sister invited us to her house on Saturday, August 14th for crabs and spaghetti so what a great meal to end my 40 dinner/40 days challenge....and thanks God I don't have to cook it.....and it isn't chicken. :) But something happened on this particular morning. I was taking pictures for my selling and like any other day I was about to download them to a file on the computer for later use. No matter how hard I tried to complete this task, the computer kept saying, "error", "error with file" so I would reboot the computer, charge the battery on the camera and repeat the task. Again nothing. This went on for an hour!!!! It was then I stopped midstep between rooms upstairs and said, "Lord what is it you want to tell me? Clearly you do not want me to do this right now. Do you want me to read the word more? Tell me. " It was then I felt to read the unemployment letter again. This time in completion. I have to thank my husband for me even having it because I was ready to throw it all out and call it closure but he told me to just file everything away, including the letter. So I search for it and take it out and as I read I see something that tells me to reopen my claim after the disqualification period has expired. Huh?? It was then I see as plain as day ...
You are disqualified for benefits from 7/04/10 through 8/14/10.
I call my sister in disbelief who confirms after a 6 week penalty they usually do give it. I know nothing about any of this so I still am in absolute shock. It is then right there in the moment I realize that yesterday was a test from God. He wanted to see how I would react...would I panic? Would I stumble? Would I become fearful? Would I lose faith a little? Would I question this whole journey? I am so proud to say I did none of those things. I accepted it yesterday and just thought that God wanted my testimony to come about a different way than through unemployment. But I am grateful and it is also then that I stop and see that the dates of the "6 week penalty" are also the exact dates of my 40 day journey and it is on Saturday, August 14th that my old life ends and my new life begins. Lord you are incredible and I thank you for being my rock to stand on. Forever and ever!

Ingredients:

• Chicken thighs (last ones so I make enough for today and leftovers tomorrow. All gone!)
• Potatoes
• Can of Corn
• Bread crumbs

Items needed: none 0 cost

DINNER SERVED: Fried chicken with smashed potatoes and corn

Psalm 18:2